Varejao re-ups with Cleveland for 6 years $50 million

[meh]

Is Varejo one of Lebron's buddies or something? The only way I can possibly explain this deal is that they know Lebron's coming back, and will overpay to make sure Lebron plays with his friends. Even Danny Ferry can't be this stupid.

Can he?

[InspiredLebowski]

Wow, rough day for Cavs fans. First LeBron confiscates a video of him getting dumped on and then you pay a player nearly twice what he's worth.

He's into that sorta thing?

[RocketGreatness]

What a terrible move really....That's just asking LeBron to go somewhere else.

This contract will be worse when Adonal Foyle got easy money like that in Golden State.

[1~Gibson~1]

What? You wouldnt offload Big Z?

hell no

Isn't Wally a FA?

i meant through sign and trade

[wang4three]

He's gonna be a nice expirer in a 5 years.

[bagelred]

nobody is getting two superstars in 2010 if the cap goes to 50-53 mil as projected. not the knicks, not the heat, not the nets, not the cavs... its impossible to sign two max contracts with that cap.... still overpaid the bum tho

Unless someone works a SnT.

I think the Knicks could get Bosh in a SnT and sign Lebron outright.....maybe.

[1~Gibson~1]

He's into that sorta thing?

[mlh1981]

Too bad Mathius doesn't post here anymore. He hated Andy more than anyone. His reaction to this would be absolutely explosive.

[InspiredLebowski]

i meant through sign and trade

If it's some sort of deal where it meets the money requirements but the buyout is like $3mm then absolutely. Though I'm 99.9% sure that's probably illegal.

[beasted86]

nobody is getting two superstars in 2010 if the cap goes to 50-53 mil as projected. not the knicks, not the heat, not the nets, not the cavs... its impossible to sign two max contracts with that cap.... still overpaid the bum tho

The Heat have no guaranteed contracts in 2010. They can sign whoever they want. They'll likely pick up the rookie options on Beasley, Chalmers & Cook ($7M combined), but everyone else is likely gone.

Proves Riley was maybe right all along to be patient.

[ElPigto]

Didn't see this coming. This is like a poor man's Rashard Lewis deal.

[1~Gibson~1]

The Heat have no guaranteed contracts in 2010. They can sign whoever they want. They'll likely pick up the rookie options on Beasley, Chalmers & Cook ($7M combined), but everyone else is likely gone.

Proves Riley was maybe right all along to be patient.

then you'll have 2 superstars and a bunch of bums

[LutherHeadJob]

[beasted86]

then you'll have 2 superstars and a bunch of bums

No... we'll have a good starting lineup, and a bunch of bums... Chalmers/Wade/Beasley/Haslem/Bosh starting with Cook off the bench, but then it gets really, really ugly.

[west]

Not even Isiah Thomas/McHale can pull this off.